Mandarin Drills

We look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays as Liya will teach us new words or phrases in Chinese. She is really into the language. After English and Arabic,  thought the next language will be quite burdensome for Liya. No way, Jose. She has taken the challenge and proven that she could do it.

Weekend with Children

Ajib and Liya had a great weekend. They insisted us to buy magnifying glasses. They searched high and low for tiny things. They checked the kitten named Tiara’s fur and nostrils. They magnified fine clauses and glitters. During mid-day they used the magnifying glasses to focus sun rays and cause a controlled fire in Opah’s lawn.
We later bounced a tennis ball and played catch. Soon, they both will try tennis.
No weekend is exciting enough unless we cook together. We baked vitamins enriched cookies. Since I couldn’t find any wheat germ and soy flour, I substituted triple rich formula with choc milk powder fortified with DHA, Taurine, etc.
Ajib also got himself a new bike. He learned to ride a bigger bike.
They also amazed at mom’s skill to get the ripe rambutan fruits from the high branches. In the evening, with daddy’s help a new tropical refreshing drink was invented.
The kids also had enjoyed maksu’s cooking. Ajib learned the proper way to eat with his hands. He keeps on chanting maksu’s techniques.

Change

Change is good. Be focused and stay positive. Feng shui may be great in the new place. New bright ideas might pop up. New people to meet. New climate for the better.

“Change is inevitable.”

Let’s be the CATALYST of change – to speed the transformation process, to lead and motivate others, to stay ahead for the objective is clear.

Parenting is all about living around changes all the time. Changes in our habits, behaviors and routines. Manage the changes so that you’ll be happy and informed parents. In no time, you’ll be surrounded with happy and cuddly children.

Decision

It seems so easy to pick up a dress and accessorize it every time. Well, not so easy as I can tell you. When many of us growing up, strict parents would determine your clothes, schedules, etc. As I am parenting, I try to give choices. Being a psychologist, I want to see the thinking process and discover how kids learn a new skill called negotiation.

Robert Frost’s ‘Road Not Taken’ shares that decision-making can be difficult. Not knowing what at the end of the road is does freak quite a number of us.

To be a good negotiator, one has to have a good communication skill. By this, a child keeps on improving his or her language ability. Of course as parents most of the times we want things to go our ways but it is fundamental to raise confident, determined and principled children. The skills and experiences  are priceless. Those that lay found foundation to many relationships, career choices and others.

Tiara

After grieving over Danny and Saffron, Ajib and Liya is now entertained by Tiara, a female kitten with short bushy tail. Tiara likes to play with the kids and loves to be pampered. She purrs.

Liya has become more helpful. She feeds Tiara and changes the water supply.

Ajib learns to play gently with Tiara too. Guess having a pet at home nurtures good habits amongst children as they learn to be responsible and to show emphathy towards others.

New Bike

Ajib went on parading his new bicycle. It’s green. Riding a bike is a skill which a child loves to master. Body movement and coordination as well as being independent. I’ve yet to take a picture of him trying his new bike.